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Family Law

2006 · 1h 42m · UNRATED Drama
Directed by Daniel Burman

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Overview

A man in his thirties does not want to be like his father, but that seems to be unavoidable.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Full of subtle dark humor that won't make you bend with laughter but certainly may cause you to giggle.

Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Fresh

A subtly perceptive charmer that was Argentina's entry for a best foreign film Oscar and might have been nominated in a less competitive year.

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

The lessons of this slight human comedy are not groundbreaking, but they do strike a warmly universal chord.

Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Fresh

This observant little movie does delicately touch on those unspoken assumptions that animate so many filial relationships. And the wry, soft-spoken tone is a welcome one amid the dysfunctional burlesques Hollywood routinely extrudes.

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Rotten

With its slack plotting, the film itself feels as aimless as its main character.

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

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